30+ Best Anime About Food & Cooking

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1 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015)

2 Sweetness and Lightning (2016)

3 Delicious in Dungeon (2024)

4 Restaurant to Another World (2017)

5 Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (2023)

6 Food for the Soul (2025)

7 Kirakira Precure a la Mode (2017)

8 Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food from Another World (2018)

9 True Cooking Master Boy (2019)

10 Toriko (2011)

11 Yumeiro Patissiere (2009)

12 Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits (2018)

13 Bartender: Glass of God (2024)

14 Fighting Foodons (2002)

15 Sushi Police (2016)

16 Antique Bakery (2008)

17 Cooking with Valkyries (2019)

18 Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family (2018)

19 Cinderella Chef (2018)

20 Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie (2014)

21 Oishinbo (1988)

22 Farming Life in Another World (2023)

23 Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022)

24 The Way of the Househusband (2021)

25 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (2023)

26 Silver Spoon (2013)

27 Cooking Papa (1992)

28 Mister Ajikko (1987)

29 Freshly Baked!! Ja-Pan! (2004)

30 Wakakozake (2015)

31 Ristorante Paradiso (2009)

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Co-authored by Cedric Han and Raven Minyard, BA

Last Updated: September 2, 2026 Fact Checked

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Admit it: we’ve all wanted to try cartoon food before. And anime food often looks even better than Western animated food. Whether you love to cook or just enjoy eating yummy food, there are plenty of anime series about cooking that may catch your interest. We talked to anime experts to help us compile a list of some of the best cooking and food-related anime of all time. Keep reading to see if your favorite made our list.

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Anime expert Eunice Ibama says that some of the best cooking anime include Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Delicious in Dungeon, and Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill. Other fan-favorite series include:

• Sweetness and Lightning
• Restaurant to Another World
• Food for the Soul
• Kirakira Precure a la Mode

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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015)

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   Food Wars! is probably one of the best-known cooking anime, says anime and manga expert Cedric Han. It follows Souma Yukihira as he works at his father’s restaurant in hopes of becoming an incredible chef. But when his father announces that he’ll be closing the store and moving to New York, Souma enrolls in the prestigious Tootsuki Culinary Academy, where he competes in many tough cooking battles.

   • Genre: Action, comedy, shonen
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
   • Ibama says that Food Wars! is “so good” and calls it one of her personal favorites. But she adds, “I know people have a love-hate relationship with it,” mainly because there’s a lot of extra nonsense, like exploding clothes.

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Eunice Ibama is an anime expert and one of the founders of Black Girls Anime. She was also one of the first Black judges for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

   Cedric Han—or cedgehog as he’s known online—is an anime and manga enthusiast who’s been making anime-themed content on social media for the past four years.
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Sweetness and Lightning (2016)

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   Kouhei Inuzaka is a single father and teacher who works hard to take care of his daughter, Tsumugi, but he’s not a great cook. So, he often relies on pre-made meals from grocery stores instead of cooking homemade meals. When he discovers that his student Kotori often eats alone, Kotori invites him and his daughter to eat with her at her family’s restaurant, and they begin cooking together.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming

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Delicious in Dungeon (2024)

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   Ibama names Delicious in Dungeon as another good cooking anime. When knight Laios Touden’s sister is swallowed by a dragon, Laios and the rest of their adventuring party set out into a dungeon to save her. They meet a dwarven warrior named Senshi, who happens to be a great cook, and eat the monsters that they encounter along the way. Han says if you're into D&D-themed medieval world anime, this one is for you!

   • Genre: Fantasy, adventure, comedy
   • Where to watch: Netflix
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Restaurant to Another World (2017)

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   In Restaurant to Another World, Western Cuisine Nekoya appears to be a typical restaurant in Tokyo. However, every Saturday, it secretly opens a portal to a parallel fantasy world. Known only as the Master, the chef serves meals to all kinds of magical creatures, like elves and dragons.

   • Genre: Isekai, slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (2023)

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   Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill may be a pretty weird title, but it’s a popular show. In fact, Ibama says this one is another of her personal favorites, calling it “so fun.” When Tsuyoshi Mukouda is accidentally transported to a fantasy world, he discovers his only skill is “Online Grocery,” which allows him to buy modern groceries. His skill catches the eye of the legendary wolf Fel, and together they travel around, adventuring and cooking delicious food.

   • Genre: Isekai, comedy
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Food for the Soul (2025)

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   Food for the Soul follows 5 university students as they start a Food Culture Research Club. The girls bond over their love of food and try many delicious meals, alongside Mokotaro, a food content creator.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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Kirakira Precure a la Mode (2017)

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   While trying to bake a cake for her mom, Ichika is surprised when a fairy named Pekorin appears before her. He claims he could detect the happiness in her cake and that evil fairies could show up and try to steal it. Thus begins Ichika’s journey as a magical girl who uses her baking skills to battle evil.

   • Genre: Magical girl, adventure, comedy, fantasy
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food from Another World (2018)

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   Chef Nobuyuki Yazawa and waitress Shinobu Senke are determined to sell the best traditional Japanese food at their tavern—to both humans and the magical citizens of Aitheria. The restaurant actually has a portal to a parallel universe, and the Aitherians are very excited to try their food.

   • Genre: Isekai, slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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True Cooking Master Boy (2019)

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   Set during the 19th-century Qing Dynasty in China, True Cooking Master Boy follows Mao Xing as he travels around China to become a famous chef, just like his late mother. He participates in various culinary battles to pass the Super Chef exam and face off against the sinister culinary organization, the Underground Cooking Society.

   • Genre: Shonen, action
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Toriko (2011)

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   In the “Gourmet Age,” delicious food literally grows from the earth, and the Gourmet Hunters are a group of people who go on adventures to find rare ingredients. Toriko is the most renowned Gourmet Hunter, and the series follows his adventures as he looks for ingredients and battles monsters to complete his Full Course Menu of Life.

   • Genre: Action/adventure, comedy, fantasy
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll, Netflix

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Yumeiro Patissiere (2009)

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   Yumeiro Patissiere follows Ichigo Amano as she meets a famous pâtissier, Henri Lucas, and is invited to attend the prestigious culinary school St. Marie Academy. Though she has no background in baking, she is placed in a class alongside the school’s most talented students, the Sweets Princes, and hones her skills while participating in competitions.

   • Genre: Comedy, drama, shojo, romance
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits (2018)

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   Aoi Tsubaki is the only person who can see the Ayakashi, spirits from the Hidden Realm. To prevent herself from being devoured, she offers them many tasty meals. However, one spirit transports her to the Hidden Realm and reveals himself to be the ogre-god Master Innkeeper Oodanna. It turns out Aoi’s grandfather was in debt to the spirit, and Aoi is payment. So, she opens up a restaurant at his inn to pay the debt off.

   • Genre: Fantasy, romance, drama, comedy
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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Bartender: Glass of God (2024)

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   Bartender: Glass of God follows Ryuu, a bartender who is so good that his drinks are believed to soothe people’s worries with just a sip. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be served by Ryuu—his bar, Eden Hall, is so prestigious that one can only get in with an invitation. This ensures that Ryuu can truly connect with his customers to make them the perfect drink.

   • Genre: Seinen, drama
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Fighting Foodons (2002)

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   Ever wondered what Pokémon would be like if the Pokémon were actually food? You probably haven’t, but Fighting Foodons is the answer, anyway! Foodons are monsters created by chefs using magical food recipe cards, and 11-year-old Chase wants to become a master chef. The story follows him and his friends as they fight the evil Glutton Gormandizers, who kidnap chefs to create evil Foodons.

   • Genre: Parody, adventure, fantasy
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming

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Sushi Police (2016)

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   In this comedy-mystery, the Sushi Police are an organization whose job is to make sure no restaurant sells fake sushi. They’ll do whatever it takes to put a stop to any restaurant selling inauthentic sushi. Part of the draw of this series is that the art really highlights the visual beauty of traditional sushi.

   • Genre: Comedy, satire, action
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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Antique Bakery (2008)

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   Keeichirou dreams of becoming a pastry chef, so he quits his job to open a bakery. The series follows his daily life as he and his staff work together to make chocolates, tarts, and other tasty French desserts.

   • Genre: Shojo, comedy, romance
   • Where to watch: Amazon Prime (with a Cineverse subscription)

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Cooking with Valkyries (2019)

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   In Norse mythology, the Valkyries are beings who carry the souls of slain soldiers to Valhalla. But in this anime, that’s not all they do—they also love to cook. Cooking with Valkyries showcases the Valkyries’ love for food and shows the process they go through to make it.

   • Genre: Comedy
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family (2018)

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   This slice-of-life series follows Shirou, a boy who loves cooking for his friends and family. Though he’s on a tight budget, he never fails to whip up something delicious. This anime highlights the happiness he gets from cooking as he explains his process to various guests.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life, seinen
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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Cinderella Chef (2018)

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   Ye Jiayoa loves cooking and dreams of becoming a chef. But one day, a culinary experiment goes wrong, and her food literally kills her. She’s reincarnated in Imperial China, now a politician’s daughter. She still wants to cook, but she gets kidnapped by bandits. She then decides to use her cooking skills to win them over.

   • Genre: Fantasy, slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie (2014)

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   Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie follows Sayuri, a girl who wants to become a pastry chef. When she gets a scholarship to a prestigious culinary school, she is beyond delighted. However, she soon realizes that baking at a professional level is harder than she thought. It doesn’t help that she’s surrounded by a group of charming boys…

   • Genre: Slice-of-life, romance
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming

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Oishinbo (1988)

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   Oishinbo follows Yamaoka Shirou, a food journalist who tries different restaurants throughout Japan in hopes of creating the ultimate menu. He and his colleague Kurita Yuko try everything from expensive meals prepared by top chefs to tasty homemade dishes.

   • Genre: Drama, comedy
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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Farming Life in Another World (2023)

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   Farming Life in Another World isn’t exclusively about cooking, but it still plays an important role. The series follows Hiraku Machio as he’s reborn in a fantasy world and given a magical, all-purpose farming tool. With it, he creates his own farm and shows viewers his step-by-step process to cooking yummy meals.

   • Genre: Isekai, slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Hulu, Disney+

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Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022)

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   After a group of thieves known as the Bundoru Gang steal a magical book that contains all the recipes in the world of CooKingdom, a group of Energy Fairies travels to the human world in search of it. While they’re there, a group of 3 food-loving human girls transform into Pretty Cures and help them track down the book.

   • Genre: Magical girl, fantasy, adventure
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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The Way of the Househusband (2021)

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   The Way of the Househusband isn’t exclusively about cooking, but it’s still worth a watch. It follows Tatsu Kuroda, a former member of the Yakuza who has given up the lifestyle in order to be a househusband. He cooks, cleans, and does whatever it takes to make his wife, Miku, comfortable.

   • Genre: Comedy, seinen, slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Netflix

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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (2023)

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   Set in a fantasy world, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale centers on sugar art. It follows Anne Halford, who makes sculptures out of crystallized candy. Because the Duke of Philax is constantly making her work harder, she hires a fairy warrior to act as her bodyguard while she competes in the Sugar Sculpture Festival and attempts to become the next Silver Sugar Master.

   • Genre: Fantasy, drama
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Silver Spoon (2013)

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   Silver Spoon follows Yuugo as he transfers from a regular high school to an agricultural high school. While there, he learns everything there is to know about farming, animals, and food production. This anime is perfect for those who love farm-fresh cooking and the simple life.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming

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Cooking Papa (1992)

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   Cooking Papa is one of the more obscure anime on our list, as it never really gained popularity outside of Japan. However, it’s the perfect show for fans of cooking anime, as it centers on Mr. Araiwa as he cooks a variety of tasty dishes for his wife and son. He hides his love of cooking from his coworkers, who believe his wife is the one who makes his bento boxes.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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Mister Ajikko (1987)

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   Mister Ajikko was one of the first popular cooking anime. It follows Ajiyoshi Yoichi, a boy who helps run his mother’s cooking house, as he develops his cooking skills and goes on to compete against some of the world’s top chefs.

   • Genre: Shonen, comedy
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming

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Freshly Baked!! Ja-Pan! (2004)

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   This series follows Kazuma Azuma, a boy determined to create a national bread for Japan (known as Ja-pan). In order to do so, he moves to Tokyo, joins the Pantasia bakery chain, and competes in various baking competitions.

   • Genre: Action, comedy, shonen
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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Wakakozake (2015)

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   Wakakozake’s episodes may only be about 2 minutes long, but they’re still worth a watch. The series follows Murasaki Wakako as she visits 12 different restaurants to try different dishes and drinks. Each recipe she tries is one that is actually available to order in Japan, so this show is great for those who are interested in Japanese cuisine.

   • Genre: Slice-of-life, seinen
   • Where to watch: Crunchyroll

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Ristorante Paradiso (2009)

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   Focused on Italian cuisine, Ristorante Paradiso centers on a woman named Nicoletta as she tries to find her mother, Olga, who abandoned her as a child. She discovers Olga and her new husband own a restaurant called Casetta dell’Orso in Rome, and begins working at the restaurant as a kitchen apprentice. Meanwhile, Nicoletta also begins falling for the waiter Claudio.

   • Genre: Drama, romance
   • Where to watch: Not available on streaming
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